Athlete Rankings
Men's Pound-for-Pound Top Rank
| 1 | Islam Makhachev | |
| 2 | Ilia Topuria | |
| 3 | Khamzat Chimaev | Rank increased by 1 |
| 4 | Alex Pereira | Rank increased by 2 |
| 5 | Alexander Volkanovski | Rank increased by 2 |
| 6 | Petr Yan | NR |
| 7 | Tom Aspinall | Rank increased by 1 |
| 8 | Merab Dvalishvili | Rank decreased by 5 |
| 9 | Alexandre Pantoja | Rank decreased by 4 |
| 10 | Max Holloway | |
| 11 | Joshua Van | NR |
| 12 | Dricus Du Plessis | Rank decreased by 3 |
| 13 | Magomed Ankalaev | Rank decreased by 1 |
| 14 | Jack Della Maddalena | Rank decreased by 3 |
| 15 | Arman Tsarukyan | Rank decreased by 2 |
Flyweight
| 1 | Alexandre Pantoja | Rank decreased by 1 |
| 2 | Brandon Royval | Rank increased by 1 |
| 3 | Tatsuro Taira | Rank increased by 2 |
| 4 | Brandon Moreno | Rank decreased by 2 |
| 5 | Amir Albazi | Rank decreased by 1 |
| 6 | Manel Kape | |
| 7 | Asu Almabayev | |
| 8 | Kyoji Horiguchi | |
| 9 | Tim Elliott | |
| 10 | Steve Erceg | |
| 11 | Alex Perez | |
| 12 | Tagir Ulanbekov | |
| 13 | Charles Johnson | |
| 14 | Bruno Silva | |
| 15 | Lone’er Kavanagh |
Bantamweight
| 1 | Merab Dvalishvili | Rank decreased by 1 |
| 2 | Umar Nurmagomedov | Rank decreased by 1 |
| 3 | Sean O'Malley | Rank decreased by 1 |
| 4 | Cory Sandhagen | |
| 5 | Song Yadong | |
| 6 | Deiveson Figueiredo | |
| 7 | Aiemann Zahabi | |
| 8 | Marlon Vera | |
| 9 | Mario Bautista | |
| 10 | David Martinez | Rank increased by 1 |
| 11 | Rob Font | Rank increased by 1 |
| 12 | Payton Talbott | NR |
| 12 | Vinicius Oliveira | Rank increased by 1 |
| 14 | Kyler Phillips | |
| 15 | Marcus McGhee |
Featherweight
| 1 | Movsar Evloev | |
| 2 | Diego Lopes | |
| 3 | Yair Rodriguez | |
| 4 | Lerone Murphy | |
| 5 | Aljamain Sterling | |
| 6 | Arnold Allen | |
| 7 | Youssef Zalal | |
| 8 | Steve Garcia | |
| 9 | Brian Ortega | |
| 10 | Josh Emmett | |
| 11 | Jean Silva | |
| 12 | Patricio Pitbull | |
| 13 | Dan Ige | |
| 14 | David Onama | |
| 15 | Giga Chikadze |
Lightweight
| 1 | Arman Tsarukyan | |
| 2 | Charles Oliveira | |
| 3 | Max Holloway | |
| 4 | Justin Gaethje | |
| 5 | Paddy Pimblett | |
| 6 | Dan Hooker | |
| 7 | Mateusz Gamrot | |
| 8 | Benoît Saint Denis | |
| 9 | Rafael Fiziev | |
| 10 | Renato Moicano | |
| 11 | Beneil Dariush | Rank increased by 1 |
| 12 | Michael Chandler | Rank decreased by 1 |
| 13 | Manuel Torres | NR |
| 14 | Mauricio Ruffy | |
| 15 | Farès Ziam | NR |
Welterweight
Middleweight
| 1 | Dricus Du Plessis | |
| 2 | Nassourdine Imavov | |
| 3 | Sean Strickland | |
| 4 | Anthony Hernandez | |
| 5 | Brendan Allen | |
| 6 | Israel Adesanya | |
| 7 | Caio Borralho | |
| 8 | Reinier de Ridder | |
| 9 | Robert Whittaker | |
| 10 | Jared Cannonier | |
| 10 | Michael Page | |
| 12 | Roman Dolidze | |
| 13 | Paulo Costa | |
| 14 | Gregory Rodrigues | Rank increased by 1 |
| 15 | Joe Pyfer | NR |
Light Heavyweight
| 1 | Jiří Procházka | |
| 1 | Magomed Ankalaev | |
| 3 | Carlos Ulberg | |
| 4 | Khalil Rountree Jr. | |
| 5 | Jan Błachowicz | |
| 6 | Azamat Murzakanov | Rank increased by 1 |
| 7 | Jamahal Hill | Rank decreased by 1 |
| 8 | Volkan Oezdemir | Rank increased by 1 |
| 9 | Dominick Reyes | Rank decreased by 1 |
| 10 | Bogdan Guskov | Rank increased by 1 |
| 11 | Aleksandar Rakić | Rank decreased by 1 |
| 12 | Johnny Walker | |
| 13 | Nikita Krylov | |
| 14 | Zhang Mingyang | |
| 15 | Alonzo Menifield |
Heavyweight
Women's Pound-for-Pound Top Rank
| 1 | Valentina Shevchenko | |
| 2 | Kayla Harrison | |
| 3 | Zhang Weili | |
| 4 | Natalia Silva | |
| 5 | Mackenzie Dern | |
| 6 | Manon Fiorot | |
| 7 | Erin Blanchfield | |
| 8 | Julianna Peña | |
| 9 | Alexa Grasso | |
| 10 | Virna Jandiroba | |
| 11 | Raquel Pennington | |
| 12 | Tatiana Suarez | |
| 13 | Rose Namajunas | |
| 14 | Yan Xiaonan | |
| 15 | Maycee Barber | NR |
Women's Strawweight
| 1 | Zhang Weili | |
| 2 | Tatiana Suarez | |
| 3 | Virna Jandiroba | |
| 4 | Yan Xiaonan | |
| 5 | Amanda Lemos | |
| 6 | Loopy Godinez | |
| 7 | Iasmin Lucindo | |
| 8 | Tabatha Ricci | |
| 9 | Jéssica Andrade | |
| 10 | Gillian Robertson | |
| 11 | Amanda Ribas | |
| 12 | Fatima Kline | |
| 13 | Denise Gomes | |
| 14 | Angela Hill | |
| 15 | Alexia Thainara |
Women's Flyweight
Women's Bantamweight
How are rankings determined?
Rankings were generated by a voting panel made up of media members. The media members were asked to vote for who they feel are the top fighters in the UFC by weight-class and pound-for-pound. A fighter is only eligible to be voted on if they are in active status in the UFC.
A fighter can appear in more than one weight division at a time. The champion and interim champion are considered to be in the top positions of their respective divisions and therefore are not eligible for voting by weight-class. However, the champions can be voted on for the pound-for-pound rankings.
Last updated: Tuesday, Dec. 09
NR - Not Previously Ranked
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